Kwak, Kyeongmin
Kim, Sun-Young
Yoon, Sangchul
Funding for this research was provided by:
Korea University, South Korea (K2211901)
Article History
Received: 24 November 2025
Accepted: 5 February 2026
First Online: 25 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Armed Forces Medical Command of the Republic of Korea (IRB no: AFMC-19081-IRB-19-057), which waived the need for written informed consent given that only de-identified data collected by a government agency were analyzed and no identifiable information was accessed.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.